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05 February

Change product key in windows server 2012 or windows 8

Written by Marco

Every time when I install Windows 2012 Server of Windows 8 I have to look up the command’s to active Windows. This is annoying, so I write up the solutions. There are 3 methods. 1. Use slmgr Open an...

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29 January

Installation runs everytime we start Outlook 2013 application in Terminal services

Written by Marco

I was installing a Windows 2008R2 Remote Desktop Services Host with Microsoft Office 2013 when I ran into a strange thing. Every time I started Outlook 2013 there was a installation screen, “installing Microsoft Office 64-bit Components 2013”. This screen...

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29 January

Solving the Invalid configuration for device ‘0’ error

Written by Marco

Today I noticed something strange in our brand new VMware vSphere 5.1 environment. I was trying to patch a Windows 2012 template when I noticed it didn’t have a network connection. This VM is using a Distributed Switch Configuration....

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18 January

Veeam backup file is not getting smaller when removing a VM from backup.

Written by Marco

I ran in to a problem with the VBK file size of a Veeam backup Job (running Veeam B&R 6.5). It didn’t fit on tape anymore. So I split up the Job into two different Jobs. One with important...

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11 January

VCAP5-DCA Objective 3.4 – Utilize Advanced vSphere Performance Monitoring Tools

Written by Marco

Knowledge Identify hot keys and fields used with resxtop/esxtop Identify fields used with vscsiStats Skills and Abilities Configure esxtop/resxtop custom profiles Determine use cases for and apply esxtop/resxtop Interactive, Batch and Replay modes Use vscsiStats to gather storage performance...

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20 December

A New Year’s Gift from Veeam!

Written by Marco

Christmas and New Year are coming and Veeam decided to give away another great gift in December! What do you need to do to make a change to get it????? Simple, register that’s ALL!!

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17 December

VCAP5-DCA Objective 3.3 – Implement and Maintain Complex DRS Solutions

Written by Marco

Knowledge Explain DRS / storage DRS affinity and anti-affinity rules Identify required hardware components to support DPM Identify EVC requirements, baselines and components Understand the DRS / storage DRS migration algorithms, the Load Imbalance Metrics, and their impact on...

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07 December

VCAP5-DCA Objective 3.2 – Optimize Virtual Machine Resources

Written by Marco

Knowledge Compare and contrast virtual and physical hardware resources Identify VMware memory management techniques Identify VMware CPU load balancing techniques Identify pre-requisites for Hot Add features Skills and Abilities Tune Virtual Machine memory configurations Tune Virtual Machine networking configurations...

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30 November

VCAP5-DCA Objective 3.1 – Tune and Optimize vSphere Performance

Written by Marco

Knowledge Identify appropriate BIOS and firmware setting requirements for optimal ESXi host performance Identify appropriate driver revisions required for optimal ESXi host performance Skills and Abilities Tune ESXi host memory configuration Tune ESXi host networking configuration Tune ESXi host...

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03 November

Adding and removing the GUI in Windows Server 2012

Written by Marco

In Windows Server 2008 R2 you could select whether you wanted to run Standard (GUI) or Core version of Windows Server. In Windows Server 2012 the GUI is a feature which you can add or remove. To remove the...

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